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Title: How to Write Selling Humor
Author: Peter Mehlman, Mel Helitzer
Narrator: Peter Mehlman, Mel Helitzer
Format: Original Recording
Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-05-06
Publisher: Writer's AudioShop
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 50 votes
Genres: Self Development, How-To
Publisher's Summary:
Humor is ignored and misunderstood in writing. But learning to use humor will improve your writing and your bottom line. These two workshops are from experts who can help you ride the comedy wave to successful humor writing.
©1994 Peter Mehlman and Mel Helitzer; (P)2004 Writer's AudioShop
Members Reviews:
A book for comedy writers, not marketers.
I began listening to this book thinking it was about how to write "selling humor" in the context of "sales copy with humour injected"... I was wrong - It's very much a book aimed at comedians or comedy writers who want to sell their comedy writing.
If you are in that field, then this audio does provide some good advice, and includes an engaging (but not overly educational) except from a live presentation from a Seinfield writer, which I enjoyed.
If you are wanting to learn how to write sales copy which includes humour, this is NOT that book.
useful, if you can get past the casual bigotry
What did you like best about How to Write Selling Humor? What did you like least?
I enjoyed the academic look at humor. There's some really interesting stuff in there.
What was most disappointing about Peter Mehlman and Mel Helitzer s story?
The casual sexism, racism, and homophobia when it comes to humor. The talks are from the 80s, and delight in telling people that "fruit" is now a synonym for homosexual and "women and prudes don't like too many sex jokes."
Which scene was your favorite?
The Seinfeld stories.
Did How to Write Selling Humor inspire you to do anything?
Made me realize that approaching humor academically won't work in my writing.
Any additional comments?
Overall I was disappointed in this.
it was pretty good!
I enjoyed the first part for its principal and academic approach. and while the second half was entertaining I only was able to get benefit out of it because of the first half. Did you tell the sound and by the topic that it was old but nonetheless with useful information
Old basics, but alright
This was obviously an older work, but the first lecture was an interesting summary of the basics. Not advanced, or geared toward one field in particular, but perfectly fine, though aged. The second lecture from the Seinfeld writer was very interesting for the sake of the content, as well as the accidental tips that were given about viewing and writing humour as the lecturer told about the details of his work.
Disappointing and limited
Beware! The first workshop by Peter Mehlman was recorded when President Reagan was still in office so you may find it rather out of date! The constant references to Bob Newhart, Johnny Carson and Bob Hope are another giveaway that this recording has probably lost most of its relevance to today?s comedy writers. Mostly Mehlman talks about selling jokes rather than selling longer comedy sketches and he focuses almost exclusively on selling to the print market. Whilst I managed to get a couple of nuggets from this workshop, most of it was obvious and basic stuff. I found Mehlman?s delivery too slow and rather dreary. Although he tries, he never really manages to evoke much humour. I was, therefore, disappointed by this workshop and I would have been most put out had the second workshop not been a considerable improvement.
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Title: How to Write Selling Humor
Author: Peter Mehlman, Mel Helitzer
Narrator: Peter Mehlman, Mel Helitzer
Format: Original Recording
Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-05-06
Publisher: Writer's AudioShop
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 50 votes
Genres: Self Development, How-To
Publisher's Summary:
Humor is ignored and misunderstood in writing. But learning to use humor will improve your writing and your bottom line. These two workshops are from experts who can help you ride the comedy wave to successful humor writing.
©1994 Peter Mehlman and Mel Helitzer; (P)2004 Writer's AudioShop
Members Reviews:
A book for comedy writers, not marketers.
I began listening to this book thinking it was about how to write "selling humor" in the context of "sales copy with humour injected"... I was wrong - It's very much a book aimed at comedians or comedy writers who want to sell their comedy writing.
If you are in that field, then this audio does provide some good advice, and includes an engaging (but not overly educational) except from a live presentation from a Seinfield writer, which I enjoyed.
If you are wanting to learn how to write sales copy which includes humour, this is NOT that book.
useful, if you can get past the casual bigotry
What did you like best about How to Write Selling Humor? What did you like least?
I enjoyed the academic look at humor. There's some really interesting stuff in there.
What was most disappointing about Peter Mehlman and Mel Helitzer s story?
The casual sexism, racism, and homophobia when it comes to humor. The talks are from the 80s, and delight in telling people that "fruit" is now a synonym for homosexual and "women and prudes don't like too many sex jokes."
Which scene was your favorite?
The Seinfeld stories.
Did How to Write Selling Humor inspire you to do anything?
Made me realize that approaching humor academically won't work in my writing.
Any additional comments?
Overall I was disappointed in this.
it was pretty good!
I enjoyed the first part for its principal and academic approach. and while the second half was entertaining I only was able to get benefit out of it because of the first half. Did you tell the sound and by the topic that it was old but nonetheless with useful information
Old basics, but alright
This was obviously an older work, but the first lecture was an interesting summary of the basics. Not advanced, or geared toward one field in particular, but perfectly fine, though aged. The second lecture from the Seinfeld writer was very interesting for the sake of the content, as well as the accidental tips that were given about viewing and writing humour as the lecturer told about the details of his work.
Disappointing and limited
Beware! The first workshop by Peter Mehlman was recorded when President Reagan was still in office so you may find it rather out of date! The constant references to Bob Newhart, Johnny Carson and Bob Hope are another giveaway that this recording has probably lost most of its relevance to today?s comedy writers. Mostly Mehlman talks about selling jokes rather than selling longer comedy sketches and he focuses almost exclusively on selling to the print market. Whilst I managed to get a couple of nuggets from this workshop, most of it was obvious and basic stuff. I found Mehlman?s delivery too slow and rather dreary. Although he tries, he never really manages to evoke much humour. I was, therefore, disappointed by this workshop and I would have been most put out had the second workshop not been a considerable improvement.